2025 Africa Cup of Nations squads

2025 Africa Cup of Nations squads

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The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is an international football tournament being held in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026. The 24 participating national teams were required to register a squad with a maximum 28 players. ^[1]

The age listed for each player is on 21 December 2025, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match before the tournament. ^[a] The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A

Comoros

Comoros's 26 player squad was announced on 11 December. ^[2]

Head coach: Stefano Cusin

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Salim Ben Boina	(1991-07-19)19 July 1991 (aged 34)	25	0	Istres
2	2 DF	Ismaël Boura	(2000-08-14)14 August 2000 (aged 25)	5	0	Troyes
3	2 DF	Abdel-Hakim Abdallah	(1997-08-18)18 August 1997 (aged 28)	19	0	Guingamp
4	2 DF	Kenan Toibibou	(2004-12-09)9 December 2004 (aged 21)	0	0	Bravo
5	2 DF	Ahmed Soilihi	(1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 29)	14	0	Toulon
6	3 MF	Iyad Mohamed	(2001-03-05)5 March 2001 (aged 24)	19	0	Casa Pia
7	4 FW	Faïz Selemani (third captain)	(1993-11-14)14 November 1993 (aged 32)	41	7	Qatar SC
8	2 DF	Yannis Kari	(2000-11-02)2 November 2000 (aged 25)	5	0	Fréjus Saint-Raphaël
9	4 FW	Aboubacar Ali	(2006-04-02)2 April 2006 (aged 19)	2	0	Francs Borains
10	3 MF	Youssouf M'Changama (captain)	(1990-08-29)29 August 1990 (aged 35)	67	13	Al-Batin
11	4 FW	Rafiki Saïd	(2000-03-15)15 March 2000 (aged 25)	13	7	Standard Liège
12	2 DF	Kassim M'Dahoma	(1997-01-26)26 January 1997 (aged 28)	36	1	Aubagne
13	4 FW	Aymeric Ahmed	(2003-11-08)8 November 2003 (aged 22)	6	0	Strasbourg
14	3 MF	Rémy Vita	(2001-04-01)1 April 2001 (aged 24)	5	0	Tondela
15	3 MF	Benjaloud Youssouf	(1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 31)	47	4	Sochaux
16	1 GK	Yannick Pandor	(2001-05-01)1 May 2001 (aged 24)	11	0	Francs Borains
17	4 FW	Myziane Maolida	(1999-02-14)14 February 1999 (aged 26)	13	4	Al-Kholood
18	3 MF	Yacine Bourhane	(1998-09-30)30 September 1998 (aged 27)	29	1	Aris Limassol
20	4 FW	Zaïd Amir	(2002-05-11)11 May 2002 (aged 23)	2	2	Istres
21	4 FW	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (vice-captain)	(1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 36)	41	16	Zemun
22	2 DF	Saïd Bakari	(1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 31)	43	1	Sparta Rotterdam
23	1 GK	Adel Anzimati	(2001-11-05)5 November 2001 (aged 24)	6	0	Ararat Yerevan
25	2 DF	Idris Mohamed	(2003-11-25)25 November 2003 (aged 22)	0	0	Le Puy
26	3 MF	Raouf Mroivili	(1999-01-14)14 January 1999 (aged 26)	1	0	Villefranche
27	3 MF	Rayan Lutin	(2003-01-16)16 January 2003 (aged 22)	6	0	Amiens
28	3 MF	Zaydou Youssouf	(1999-07-11)11 July 1999 (aged 26)	5	0	Al-Fateh

Mali

Mali announced their final squad of 28 players on 11 December. ^[3]

Head coach: Tom Saintfiet

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ismael Diawara	(1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 31)	10	0	Sirius
2	2 DF	Hamari Traoré	(1992-01-27)27 January 1992 (aged 33)	59	3	Paris FC
3	2 DF	Amadou Dante	(2000-10-07)7 October 2000 (aged 25)	15	0	Arouca
4	3 MF	Amadou Haidara	(1998-01-31)31 January 1998 (aged 27)	47	2	RB Leipzig
5	2 DF	Abdoulaye Diaby	(2000-07-04)4 July 2000 (aged 25)	9	0	Grasshopper
6	2 DF	Sikou Niakaté	(1999-07-10)10 July 1999 (aged 26)	14	1	Braga
7	4 FW	Dorgeles Nene	(2002-12-23)23 December 2002 (aged 22)	27	9	Fenerbahçe
8	3 MF	Mahamadou Doumbia	(2004-05-15)15 May 2004 (aged 21)	1	0	Al-Ittihad
9	4 FW	El Bilal Touré	(2001-10-03)3 October 2001 (aged 24)	25	9	Beşiktaş
10	3 MF	Yves Bissouma (captain)	(1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 29)	42	5	Tottenham Hotspur
11	3 MF	Lassana Coulibaly	(1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 29)	50	1	Lecce
12	3 MF	Mohamed Camara	(2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 25)	34	3	Al-Sadd
13	2 DF	Fodé Doucouré	(2001-02-03)3 February 2001 (aged 24)	7	0	Le Havre
14	4 FW	Mamadou Camara	(2001-02-07)7 February 2001 (aged 24)	3	0	Laval
15	2 DF	Mamadou Fofana	(1998-01-21)21 January 1998 (aged 27)	48	1	New England Revolution
16	1 GK	Djigui Diarra (third captain)	(1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 30)	61	0	Young Africans
17	4 FW	Lassine Sinayoko	(1999-12-08)8 December 1999 (aged 26)	20	6	Auxerre
18	4 FW	Mamadou Doumbia	(2006-02-18)18 February 2006 (aged 19)	5	1	Watford
19	3 MF	Kamory Doumbia	(2003-02-18)18 February 2003 (aged 22)	26	14	Brest
20	3 MF	Mamadou Sangaré	(2002-06-26)26 June 2002 (aged 23)	9	0	Lens
21	4 FW	Gaoussou Diarra	(2002-11-21)21 November 2002 (aged 23)	5	1	Feyenoord
22	1 GK	Mamadou Samassa	(1990-02-16)16 February 1990 (aged 35)	18	0	Laval
23	3 MF	Aliou Dieng (vice-captain)	(1997-10-15)15 October 1997 (aged 28)	41	2	Al Ahly
24	3 MF	Ibrahima Sissoko	(1997-10-27)27 October 1997 (aged 28)	3	0	VfL Bochum
25	2 DF	Ousmane Camara	(2003-03-06)6 March 2003 (aged 22)	3	0	Angers
26	2 DF	Woyo Coulibaly	(1999-05-26)26 May 1999 (aged 26)	2	0	Sassuolo
27	4 FW	Gaoussou Diakité	(2005-09-26)26 September 2005 (aged 20)	1	0	Lausanne-Sport
28	2 DF	Nathan Gassama	(2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 24)	1	0	Baltika Kaliningrad

Morocco

Morocco's final squad of 28 players was announced on 11 December. ^[4]

Head coach: Walid Regragui

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Yassine Bounou (third captain)	(1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 34)	80	0	Al-Hilal
2	2 DF	Achraf Hakimi (captain)	(1998-11-04)4 November 1998 (aged 27)	88	11	Paris Saint-Germain
3	2 DF	Noussair Mazraoui	(1997-11-14)14 November 1997 (aged 28)	35	2	Manchester United
4	3 MF	Sofyan Amrabat	(1996-08-21)21 August 1996 (aged 29)	70	0	Real Betis
5	2 DF	Nayef Aguerd	(1996-03-30)30 March 1996 (aged 29)	57	2	Marseille
6	2 DF	Romain Saïss (vice-captain)	(1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 35)	85	3	Al-Sadd
7	4 FW	Hamza Igamane	(2002-11-02)2 November 2002 (aged 23)	7	2	Lille
8	3 MF	Azzedine Ounahi	(2000-04-19)19 April 2000 (aged 25)	43	9	Girona
9	4 FW	Soufiane Rahimi	(1996-06-02)2 June 1996 (aged 29)	20	5	Al-Ain
10	4 FW	Brahim Díaz	(1999-08-03)3 August 1999 (aged 26)	15	8	Real Madrid
11	3 MF	Ismael Saibari	(2001-01-28)28 January 2001 (aged 24)	19	6	PSV Eindhoven
12	1 GK	Munir Mohamedi	(1989-05-10)10 May 1989 (aged 36)	50	0	RS Berkane
13	3 MF	Eliesse Ben Seghir	(2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (aged 20)	16	3	Bayer Leverkusen
14	3 MF	Oussama Targhalline	(2002-05-20)20 May 2002 (aged 23)	7	0	Feyenoord
15	2 DF	Mohamed Chibi	(1993-01-21)21 January 1993 (aged 32)	9	1	Pyramids
16	4 FW	Ilias Akhomach	(2004-04-16)16 April 2004 (aged 21)	10	0	Villarreal
17	4 FW	Abde Ezzalzouli	(2001-12-17)17 December 2001 (aged 24)	26	2	Real Betis
18	2 DF	Jawad El Yamiq	(1992-02-29)29 February 1992 (aged 33)	27	3	Al-Najma
19	4 FW	Youssef En-Nesyri	(1997-06-01)1 June 1997 (aged 28)	85	25	Fenerbahçe
20	4 FW	Ayoub El Kaabi	(1993-06-25)25 June 1993 (aged 32)	47	17	Olympiacos
21	4 FW	Chemsdine Talbi	(2005-05-09)9 May 2005 (aged 20)	2	0	Sunderland
22	1 GK	El Mehdi Al Harrar	(2000-11-30)30 November 2000 (aged 25)	0	0	Raja CA
23	3 MF	Bilal El Khannouss	(2004-05-10)10 May 2004 (aged 21)	26	2	VfB Stuttgart
24	3 MF	Neil El Aynaoui	(2001-07-02)2 July 2001 (aged 24)	6	0	Roma
25	2 DF	Adam Masina	(1994-01-02)2 January 1994 (aged 31)	23	0	Torino
26	2 DF	Anass Salah-Eddine	(2002-01-18)18 January 2002 (aged 23)	2	0	PSV Eindhoven
27	2 DF	Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal	(2006-04-16)16 April 2006 (aged 19)	1	0	Rennes
28	2 DF	Youssef Belammari	(1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 27)	9	0	Raja CA

Zambia

Zambia's 28 player squad was announced on 10 December. ^[5]

Head coach: Moses Sichone

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Willard Mwanza	(1997-06-03)3 June 1997 (aged 28)	1	0	Power Dynamos
2	2 DF	Mathews Banda	(2005-08-06)6 August 2005 (aged 20)	4	0	Nkana
3	2 DF	Obino Chisala	(1999-09-14)14 September 1999 (aged 26)	7	0	Al-Merrikh
4	2 DF	Frankie Musonda	(1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 28)	19	1	Bahrain SC
5	3 MF	Miguel Chaiwa	(2004-06-07)7 June 2004 (aged 21)	11	0	Hibernian
6	2 DF	Benson Sakala	(1996-09-12)12 September 1996 (aged 29)	42	0	Bohemians 1905
7	4 FW	Jack Lahne	(2001-10-24)24 October 2001 (aged 24)	0	0	Austria Lustenau
8	3 MF	Lubambo Musonda (vice-captain)	(1995-03-01)1 March 1995 (aged 30)	56	2	1. FC Magdeburg
9	4 FW	Lameck Banda	(2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 24)	17	3	Lecce
10	4 FW	Fashion Sakala (captain)	(1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 28)	32	9	Al-Fayha
11	3 MF	Joseph Sabobo	(2005-12-17)17 December 2005 (aged 20)	7	0	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
12	3 MF	Wilson Chisala	(2002-05-25)25 May 2002 (aged 23)	0	0	Zanaco
13	2 DF	Stoppila Sunzu	(1989-06-22)22 June 1989 (aged 36)	96	6	Changchun Yatai
14	2 DF	Kabaso Chongo	(1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 33)	50	1	ZESCO United
15	3 MF	Given Kalusa	(2008-08-11)11 August 2008 (aged 17)	0	0	MUZA
16	1 GK	Lawrence Mulenga	(1998-08-21)21 August 1998 (aged 27)	22	0	Power Dynamos
17	3 MF	Kings Kangwa	(1999-04-06)6 April 1999 (aged 26)	39	7	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
18	1 GK	Francis Mwansa	(2002-07-14)14 July 2002 (aged 23)	5	0	Zanaco
19	4 FW	Kennedy Musonda	(1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 30)	16	4	Hapoel Ramat Gan
20	4 FW	Patson Daka	(1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 27)	48	21	Leicester City
21	2 DF	Dominic Chanda	(1996-02-26)26 February 1996 (aged 29)	31	1	Power Dynamos
22	2 DF	David Hamansenya	(2007-06-24)24 June 2007 (aged 18)	0	0	Leganés
23	3 MF	Pascal Phiri	(2005-07-17)17 July 2005 (aged 20)	0	0	ZESCO United
24	2 DF	Gift Mphande	(2003-11-19)19 November 2003 (aged 22)	10	0	ZESCO United
25	3 MF	Owen Tembo	(1995-05-16)16 May 1995 (aged 30)	4	0	Power Dynamos
26	3 MF	Joseph Liteta	(2006-02-22)22 February 2006 (aged 19)	0	0	Cagliari
27	4 FW	Elia Mandanji	(2007-11-20)20 November 2007 (aged 18)	0	0	Zanaco
28	3 MF	David Simukonda	(2005-08-10)10 August 2005 (aged 20)	0	0	ZESCO United

Group B

Angola

Angola's squad of 28 players was announced on 3 December. ^[6] Zini was ruled out of the tournament with an injury and replaced by Agostinho Calunga.

Head coach: Patrice Beaumelle

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Hugo Marques	(1986-01-15)15 January 1986 (aged 39)	23	0	Petro de Luanda
2	2 DF	Núrio Fortuna	(1995-03-24)24 March 1995 (aged 30)	25	0	Volos
3	2 DF	Jonathan Buatu	(1993-09-27)27 September 1993 (aged 32)	59	2	Gil Vicente
4	2 DF	Clinton Mata	(1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (aged 33)	16	0	Lyon
5	2 DF	David Carmo	(1999-07-19)19 July 1999 (aged 26)	15	0	Real Oviedo
6	2 DF	Kialonda Gaspar	(1997-09-27)27 September 1997 (aged 28)	46	1	Lecce
7	4 FW	Felício Milson	(1999-10-12)12 October 1999 (aged 26)	31	5	Red Star Belgrade
8	3 MF	Maestro	(2003-08-04)4 August 2003 (aged 22)	23	1	Alanyaspor
9	4 FW	M'Bala Nzola	(1996-08-18)18 August 1996 (aged 29)	12	3	Pisa
10	4 FW	Gelson Dala	(1996-07-13)13 July 1996 (aged 29)	53	21	Al-Wakrah
11	4 FW	Ary Papel	(1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 31)	55	9	Al-Akhdar
12	1 GK	Antonio Dominique	(1994-07-25)25 July 1994 (aged 31)	19	0	Étoile Carouge
13	2 DF	Tó Carneiro	(1995-11-05)5 November 1995 (aged 30)	44	1	AS FAR
14	4 FW	Manuel Benson	(1997-03-28)28 March 1997 (aged 28)	7	0	Swansea City
15	3 MF	Beni Mukendi	(2002-05-21)21 May 2002 (aged 23)	6	0	Vitória de Guimarães
16	3 MF	Fredy (captain)	(1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 35)	66	4	Bodrum
17	3 MF	Randy Nteka	(1997-12-06)6 December 1997 (aged 28)	13	2	Rayo Vallecano
18	4 FW	Zito Luvumbo	(2002-03-09)9 March 2002 (aged 23)	29	1	Cagliari
19	4 FW	Mabululu	(1992-06-01)1 June 1992 (aged 33)	42	14	Al-Ahli Tripoli
20	3 MF	Manuel Keliano	(2003-01-06)6 January 2003 (aged 22)	21	2	Akhmat Grozny
21	2 DF	Eddie Afonso	(1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 31)	28	0	Petro de Luanda
22	1 GK	Neblú	(1993-12-16)16 December 1993 (aged 32)	47	0	1° de Agosto
23	3 MF	Show	(1999-03-06)6 March 1999 (aged 26)	60	1	Kocaelispor
24	3 MF	Mário Balbúrdia	(1997-08-19)19 August 1997 (aged 28)	14	0	Boluspor
25	2 DF	Rui Modesto	(1999-10-07)7 October 1999 (aged 26)	6	0	Udinese
26	1 GK	Agostinho Calunga	(1998-07-10)10 July 1998 (aged 27)	0	0	Wiliete
27	4 FW	Chico Banza	(1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 27)	19	0	Zamalek
28	2 DF	Pedro Bondo	(2004-11-16)16 November 2004 (aged 21)	16	1	Famalicão

Egypt

Egypt's squad of 28 players was announced on 2 December. ^[7]

Head coach: Hossam Hassan

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ahmed El Shenawy	(1991-05-14)14 May 1991 (aged 34)	29	0	Pyramids
2	2 DF	Khaled Sobhi	(1995-05-04)4 May 1995 (aged 30)	5	0	Al Masry
3	2 DF	Mohamed Hany	(1996-01-25)25 January 1996 (aged 29)	31	0	Al Ahly
4	2 DF	Hossam Abdelmaguid	(2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 24)	5	0	Zamalek
5	2 DF	Ramy Rabia	(1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 32)	37	4	Al-Ain
6	2 DF	Yasser Ibrahim	(1993-02-10)10 February 1993 (aged 32)	6	0	Al Ahly
7	4 FW	Trézéguet (vice-captain)	(1994-10-01)1 October 1994 (aged 31)	86	22	Al Ahly
8	3 MF	Emam Ashour	(1998-02-20)20 February 1998 (aged 27)	18	0	Al Ahly
9	4 FW	Salah Mohsen	(1998-09-01)1 September 1998 (aged 27)	7	1	Al Masry
10	4 FW	Mohamed Salah (captain)	(1992-06-15)15 June 1992 (aged 33)	109	63	Liverpool
11	4 FW	Mostafa Mohamed	(1997-11-28)28 November 1997 (aged 28)	53	13	Nantes
12	2 DF	Mohamed Hamdy	(1995-03-15)15 March 1995 (aged 30)	32	1	Pyramids
13	2 DF	Ahmed Abou El Fotouh	(1998-03-22)22 March 1998 (aged 27)	30	1	Zamalek
14	3 MF	Hamdy Fathy	(1994-09-29)29 September 1994 (aged 31)	52	3	Al-Wakrah
15	3 MF	Mohamed Shehata	(2001-02-08)8 February 2001 (aged 24)	6	0	Zamalek
16	1 GK	Mohamed Sobhy	(1999-07-15)15 July 1999 (aged 26)	6	0	Zamalek
17	3 MF	Mohanad Lasheen	(1996-05-29)29 May 1996 (aged 29)	15	0	Pyramids
18	4 FW	Mostafa Fathi	(1994-05-12)12 May 1994 (aged 31)	37	3	Pyramids
19	3 MF	Marwan Attia	(1998-08-12)12 August 1998 (aged 27)	25	0	Al Ahly
20	4 FW	Ibrahim Adel	(2001-04-23)23 April 2001 (aged 24)	17	3	Al-Jazira
21	4 FW	Osama Faisal	(2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 24)	14	0	National Bank of Egypt
22	4 FW	Omar Marmoush	(1999-02-07)7 February 1999 (aged 26)	40	8	Manchester City
23	1 GK	Mohamed El Shenawy (third captain)	(1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 37)	68	0	Al Ahly
24	2 DF	Ahmed Eid	(2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (aged 24)	4	0	Al Masry
25	3 MF	Zizo	(1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 29)	52	4	Al Ahly
26	1 GK	Mostafa Shobeir	(2000-03-17)17 March 2000 (aged 25)	3	0	Al Ahly
27	3 MF	Mahmoud Saber	(2001-07-30)30 July 2001 (aged 24)	9	0	ZED
28	2 DF	Mohamed Ismail	(1999-08-01)1 August 1999 (aged 26)	0	0	Zamalek

South Africa

South Africa's squad of 25 players was announced on 1 December. ^[8] Stand-by players Shabalala, Rayners and Moloisane were included in the official squad list, but did not travel with the team to Morocco. ^[9]

Head coach: Hugo Broos

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ronwen Williams (captain)	(1992-01-21)21 January 1992 (aged 33)	56	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
2	2 DF	Tylon Smith	(2005-05-09)9 May 2005 (aged 20)	1	0	Queens Park Rangers
3	2 DF	Khulumani Ndamane	(2004-02-05)5 February 2004 (aged 21)	4	0	TS Galaxy
4	3 MF	Teboho Mokoena (vice-captain)	(1997-01-24)24 January 1997 (aged 28)	45	9	Mamelodi Sundowns
5	3 MF	Thalente Mbatha	(2000-03-06)6 March 2000 (aged 25)	10	3	Orlando Pirates
6	2 DF	Aubrey Modiba (third captain)	(1995-07-22)22 July 1995 (aged 30)	38	3	Mamelodi Sundowns
7	4 FW	Oswin Appollis	(2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 24)	19	5	Orlando Pirates
8	4 FW	Tshepang Moremi	(2000-10-02)2 October 2000 (aged 25)	3	0	Orlando Pirates
9	4 FW	Lyle Foster	(2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 25)	20	8	Burnley
10	4 FW	Relebohile Mofokeng	(2004-10-23)23 October 2004 (aged 21)	8	0	Orlando Pirates
11	4 FW	Mohau Nkota	(2004-11-09)9 November 2004 (aged 21)	7	2	Al-Ettifaq
12	4 FW	Elias Mokwana	(1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 26)	9	2	Al-Hazem
13	3 MF	Sphephelo Sithole	(1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 26)	22	1	Tondela
14	2 DF	Mbekezeli Mbokazi	(2005-09-19)19 September 2005 (aged 20)	5	0	Orlando Pirates
15	3 MF	Bathusi Aubaas	(1998-07-11)11 July 1998 (aged 27)	13	1	Mamelodi Sundowns
16	1 GK	Sipho Chaine	(1996-12-14)14 December 1996 (aged 29)	3	0	Orlando Pirates
17	3 MF	Sipho Mbule	(1998-03-22)22 March 1998 (aged 27)	4	0	Orlando Pirates
18	2 DF	Samukele Kabini	(2004-03-15)15 March 2004 (aged 21)	3	0	Molde
19	2 DF	Nkosinathi Sibisi	(1995-09-22)22 September 1995 (aged 30)	18	0	Orlando Pirates
20	2 DF	Khuliso Mudau	(1995-04-26)26 April 1995 (aged 30)	26	1	Mamelodi Sundowns
21	2 DF	Siyabonga Ngezana	(1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 28)	7	0	FCSB
22	1 GK	Ricardo Goss	(1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 31)	4	0	Siwelele
23	4 FW	Evidence Makgopa	(2000-06-05)5 June 2000 (aged 25)	21	5	Orlando Pirates
24	4 FW	Shandre Campbell	(2005-07-15)15 July 2005 (aged 20)	0	0	Club Brugge
25	2 DF	Thabang Matuludi	(1999-01-14)14 January 1999 (aged 26)	1	0	Polokwane City
26	3 MF	Mduduzi Shabalala*	(2004-01-20)20 January 2004 (aged 21)	1	0	Kaizer Chiefs
27	4 FW	Iqraam Rayners*	(1995-12-19)19 December 1995 (aged 30)	13	4	Mamelodi Sundowns
28	2 DF	Thabo Moloisane*	(1999-02-24)24 February 1999 (aged 26)	2	0	Stellenbosch

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's 28 player squad was announced on 11 December. ^[10]

Head coach: Mario Marinică

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Elvis Chipezeze	(1990-03-11)11 March 1990 (aged 35)	10	0	Magesi
2	2 DF	Gerald Takwara	(1994-10-29)29 October 1994 (aged 31)	27	0	Al-Ittihad Misurata
3	2 DF	Sean Fusire	(2005-05-31)31 May 2005 (aged 20)	4	0	Sheffield Wednesday
4	2 DF	Munashe Garananga	(2001-01-18)18 January 2001 (aged 24)	15	1	Copenhagen
5	2 DF	Divine Lunga	(1995-05-28)28 May 1995 (aged 30)	26	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
6	3 MF	Prosper Padera	(2006-10-09)9 October 2006 (aged 19)	3	0	SJK
7	4 FW	Prince Dube	(1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 28)	12	7	Young Africans
8	3 MF	Jonah Fabisch	(2001-08-13)13 August 2001 (aged 24)	6	0	Erzgebirge Aue
9	4 FW	Macauley Bonne	(1995-10-26)26 October 1995 (aged 30)	3	1	Maldon & Tiptree
10	3 MF	Andy Rinomhota	(1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 28)	13	0	Reading
11	4 FW	Washington Navaya	(1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 27)	0	0	TelOne
12	4 FW	Bill Antonio	(2002-09-03)3 September 2002 (aged 23)	9	1	Mechelen
13	2 DF	Brendan Galloway	(1996-03-17)17 March 1996 (aged 29)	7	0	Plymouth Argyle
14	4 FW	Daniel Msendami	(2000-10-24)24 October 2000 (aged 25)	11	0	Marumo Gallants
15	2 DF	Teenage Hadebe	(1995-09-17)17 September 1995 (aged 30)	34	4	FC Cincinnati
16	1 GK	Martin Mapisa	(1998-05-25)25 May 1998 (aged 27)	2	0	MWOS
17	3 MF	Knowledge Musona	(1990-06-21)21 June 1990 (aged 35)	53	26	Scottland
18	3 MF	Marvelous Nakamba (captain)	(1994-01-19)19 January 1994 (aged 31)	33	0	Luton Town
19	4 FW	Tawanda Maswanhise	(2002-11-20)20 November 2002 (aged 23)	15	1	Motherwell
20	3 MF	Tawanda Chirewa	(2003-10-11)11 October 2003 (aged 22)	11	3	Wolverhampton Wanderers
21	2 DF	Godknows Murwira	(1993-07-04)4 July 1993 (aged 32)	15	0	Scottland
22	1 GK	Washington Arubi	(1985-08-29)29 August 1985 (aged 40)	30	0	Marumo Gallants
23	2 DF	Emmanuel Jalai	(1999-01-06)6 January 1999 (aged 26)	10	0	Dynamos
24	2 DF	Isheanesu Mauchi	(2002-11-28)28 November 2002 (aged 23)	1	0	Simba Bhora
25	2 DF	Alec Mudimu	(1995-04-08)8 April 1995 (aged 30)	26	0	Flint Town United
26	4 FW	Ishmael Wadi	(1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 33)	6	0	CAPS United
27	4 FW	Junior Zindoga	(1998-07-28)28 July 1998 (aged 27)	0	0	TS Galaxy
28	3 MF	Tadiwa Chakuchichi	(2009-06-01)1 June 2009 (aged 16)	0	0	Scottland

Group C

Nigeria

Nigeria's 28 player squad was announced on 11 December. ^[11]

Head coach: Éric Chelle

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Francis Uzoho	(1998-10-28)28 October 1998 (aged 27)	30	0	Omonia
2	2 DF	Bright Osayi-Samuel	(1997-12-31)31 December 1997 (aged 27)	25	0	Birmingham City
3	2 DF	Zaidu Sanusi	(1997-06-13)13 June 1997 (aged 28)	26	0	Porto
4	3 MF	Wilfred Ndidi (captain)	(1996-12-16)16 December 1996 (aged 29)	71	0	Beşiktaş
5	2 DF	Igoh Ogbu	(2000-02-08)8 February 2000 (aged 25)	1	0	Slavia Prague
6	2 DF	Semi Ajayi	(1993-11-09)9 November 1993 (aged 32)	46	1	Hull City
7	4 FW	Ademola Lookman	(1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 28)	34	8	Atalanta
8	3 MF	Frank Onyeka	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 27)	36	3	Brentford
9	4 FW	Victor Osimhen	(1998-12-29)29 December 1998 (aged 26)	45	31	Galatasaray
10	3 MF	Fisayo Dele-Bashiru	(2001-02-06)6 February 2001 (aged 24)	9	2	Lazio
11	4 FW	Samuel Chukwueze	(1999-05-22)22 May 1999 (aged 26)	51	7	Fulham
12	4 FW	Cyriel Dessers	(1994-12-08)8 December 1994 (aged 31)	10	4	Panathinaikos
13	2 DF	Bruno Onyemaechi	(1999-04-03)3 April 1999 (aged 26)	20	0	Olympiacos
14	3 MF	Muhammed Usman Edu	(1994-03-02)2 March 1994 (aged 31)	0	0	Ironi Tiberias
15	4 FW	Moses Simon	(1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 30)	87	10	Paris FC
16	1 GK	Amas Obasogie	(1999-12-27)27 December 1999 (aged 25)	0	0	Singida Black Stars
17	3 MF	Alex Iwobi	(1996-05-03)3 May 1996 (aged 29)	91	10	Fulham
18	3 MF	Raphael Onyedika	(2001-04-19)19 April 2001 (aged 24)	17	1	Club Brugge
19	4 FW	Paul Onuachu	(1994-05-28)28 May 1994 (aged 31)	24	3	Trabzonspor
20	2 DF	Chidozie Awaziem	(1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 28)	36	1	Nantes
21	2 DF	Calvin Bassey	(1999-12-31)31 December 1999 (aged 25)	37	1	Fulham
22	4 FW	Akor Adams	(2000-01-29)29 January 2000 (aged 25)	4	2	Sevilla
23	1 GK	Stanley Nwabali	(1996-06-10)10 June 1996 (aged 29)	27	0	Chippa United
24	4 FW	Chidera Ejuke	(1998-01-02)2 January 1998 (aged 27)	10	1	Sevilla
25	4 FW	Salim Fago Lawal	(2003-01-15)15 January 2003 (aged 22)	0	0	Istra 1961
26	3 MF	Ebenezer Akinsanmiro	(2004-11-25)25 November 2004 (aged 21)	0	0	Pisa
27	2 DF	Ryan Alebiosu	(2001-12-17)17 December 2001 (aged 24)	0	0	Blackburn Rovers
28	3 MF	Tochukwu Nnadi	(2003-06-30)30 June 2003 (aged 22)	0	0	Zulte Waregem

Tanzania

Tanzania's 28 player squad was announced on 9 December. ^[12]

Head coach: Miguel Gamondi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Hussein Masalanga	(1992-03-04)4 March 1992 (aged 33)	1	0	Singida Black Stars
2	2 DF	Pascal Msindo	(2003-08-15)15 August 2003 (aged 22)	17	0	Azam
3	2 DF	Nickson Kibabage	(2000-10-12)12 October 2000 (aged 25)	15	0	Simba
4	2 DF	Ibrahim Hamad	(1997-11-12)12 November 1997 (aged 28)	33	1	Young Africans
5	2 DF	Dickson Job	(2000-12-29)29 December 2000 (aged 24)	39	1	Young Africans
6	3 MF	Feisal Salum	(1998-01-11)11 January 1998 (aged 27)	57	4	Azam
7	4 FW	Iddy Nado	(1995-11-03)3 November 1995 (aged 30)	22	1	Azam
8	3 MF	Charles M'Mombwa	(1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 27)	14	3	Floriana
9	4 FW	Selemani Mwalimu	(2006-01-19)19 January 2006 (aged 19)	5	1	Simba
10	4 FW	Mbwana Samatta (captain)	(1992-12-23)23 December 1992 (aged 32)	85	22	Le Havre
11	4 FW	Kibu Denis	(2000-12-04)4 December 2000 (aged 25)	26	0	Simba
12	4 FW	Simon Msuva	(1993-10-02)2 October 1993 (aged 32)	99	24	Al-Talaba
13	1 GK	Yakoub Suleiman Ali	(1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 26)	12	0	Simba
14	2 DF	Bakari Mwamnyeto (vice-captain)	(1995-10-05)5 October 1995 (aged 30)	48	0	Young Africans
15	2 DF	Mohamed Husseini	(1996-11-01)1 November 1996 (aged 29)	59	1	Young Africans
16	2 DF	Wilson Nangu	(2001-09-30)30 September 2001 (aged 24)	2	0	Simba
17	3 MF	Khalid Habibu Iddi	(2001-09-10)10 September 2001 (aged 24)	4	0	Singida Black Stars
18	3 MF	Morice Abraham	(2003-08-13)13 August 2003 (aged 22)	13	0	Simba
19	2 DF	Lusajo Mwaikenda	(2000-10-27)27 October 2000 (aged 25)	24	0	Azam
20	2 DF	Novatus Miroshi	(2002-09-02)2 September 2002 (aged 23)	31	3	Göztepe
21	4 FW	Kelvin John	(2003-06-10)10 June 2003 (aged 22)	10	1	AaB
22	2 DF	Shomari Kapombe	(1992-01-28)28 January 1992 (aged 33)	92	2	Simba
23	3 MF	Yusuph Kagoma	(1996-02-01)1 February 1996 (aged 29)	9	0	Simba
24	3 MF	Kelvin Nashon	(2000-08-02)2 August 2000 (aged 25)	1	0	Pamba
25	3 MF	Haji Mnoga	(2002-04-16)16 April 2002 (aged 23)	14	0	Salford City
26	3 MF	Tarryn Allarakhia	(1997-11-17)17 November 1997 (aged 28)	8	1	Rochdale
27	3 MF	Alphonce Msanga	(2003-06-14)14 June 2003 (aged 22)	4	0	Şamaxı
28	1 GK	Zuberi Foba	(2002-05-23)23 May 2002 (aged 23)	0	0	Azam

Tunisia

Tunisia's 28 player squad was announced on 11 December. ^[13]

Head coach: Sami Trabelsi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Noureddine Farhati	(2000-09-14)14 September 2000 (aged 25)	1	0	Stade Tunisien
2	2 DF	Ali Abdi	(1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 32)	40	6	Nice
3	2 DF	Montassar Talbi	(1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 27)	57	3	Lorient
4	2 DF	Yassine Meriah (third captain)	(1993-07-02)2 July 1993 (aged 32)	93	6	Espérance de Tunis
5	3 MF	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane	(1999-09-06)6 September 1999 (aged 26)	54	7	Al Ahly
6	2 DF	Dylan Bronn	(1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 30)	47	2	Servette
7	4 FW	Elias Achouri	(1999-02-10)10 February 1999 (aged 26)	24	2	Copenhagen
8	4 FW	Elias Saad	(1999-12-27)27 December 1999 (aged 25)	9	4	FC Augsburg
9	4 FW	Hazem Mastouri	(1997-06-18)18 June 1997 (aged 28)	12	4	Dynamo Makhachkala
10	3 MF	Hannibal Mejbri	(2003-01-21)21 January 2003 (aged 22)	39	1	Burnley
11	3 MF	Ismaël Gharbi	(2004-04-10)10 April 2004 (aged 21)	8	1	FC Augsburg
12	2 DF	Ali Maâloul (vice-captain)	(1990-01-01)1 January 1990 (aged 35)	94	3	CS Sfaxien
13	3 MF	Ferjani Sassi (captain)	(1992-03-18)18 March 1992 (aged 33)	97	9	Al-Gharafa
14	2 DF	Mohamed Ben Ali	(1995-02-16)16 February 1995 (aged 30)	3	1	Espérance de Tunis
15	3 MF	Hadj Mahmoud	(2000-04-24)24 April 2000 (aged 25)	2	0	Lugano
16	1 GK	Aymen Dahmen	(1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 28)	32	0	CS Sfaxien
17	3 MF	Ellyes Skhiri	(1995-05-10)10 May 1995 (aged 30)	74	3	Eintracht Frankfurt
18	2 DF	Nader Ghandri	(1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 30)	19	0	Akhmat Grozny
19	4 FW	Firas Chaouat	(1996-05-08)8 May 1996 (aged 29)	24	5	Club Africain
20	2 DF	Yan Valery	(1999-02-22)22 February 1999 (aged 26)	16	0	Sheffield Wednesday
21	2 DF	Mortadha Ben Ouanes	(1994-07-02)2 July 1994 (aged 31)	15	0	Kasımpaşa
22	1 GK	Bechir Ben Saïd	(1994-11-29)29 November 1994 (aged 31)	21	0	Espérance de Tunis
23	4 FW	Naïm Sliti	(1992-07-27)27 July 1992 (aged 33)	83	14	Al-Shamal
24	2 DF	Adem Arous	(2004-07-17)17 July 2004 (aged 21)	0	0	Kasımpaşa
25	3 MF	Houssem Tka	(2000-08-16)16 August 2000 (aged 25)	4	0	Espérance de Tunis
26	4 FW	Sebastian Tounekti	(2002-07-13)13 July 2002 (aged 23)	4	0	Celtic
27	4 FW	Seifeddine Jaziri	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 32)	43	11	Zamalek
28	1 GK	Sabri Ben Hessen	(1996-06-13)13 June 1996 (aged 29)	0	0	Étoile du Sahel

Uganda

Uganda announced a 30 player provisional squad on 7 December. ^[14] Charles Lukwago and David Owori were left out of the final 28-man squad. ^[15]

Head coach: Paul Put

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Nafian Alionzi	(1996-03-01)1 March 1996 (aged 29)	7	0	Defence Force
2	2 DF	Rogers Torach	(2003-06-23)23 June 2003 (aged 22)	6	1	Vipers
3	2 DF	Timothy Awany	(1996-08-06)6 August 1996 (aged 29)	40	0	Ashdod
4	3 MF	Kenneth Semakula	(2002-11-14)14 November 2002 (aged 23)	32	0	Al-Adalah
5	2 DF	Toby Sibbick	(1999-05-23)23 May 1999 (aged 26)	6	0	Burton Albion
6	3 MF	Bobosi Byaruhanga	(2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 24)	25	0	Oakland Roots
7	4 FW	Rogers Mato	(1998-10-20)20 October 1998 (aged 27)	36	6	Vardar
8	3 MF	Khalid Aucho (captain)	(1993-08-08)8 August 1993 (aged 32)	72	2	Singida Black Stars
9	4 FW	Uche Ikpeazu	(1995-02-28)28 February 1995 (aged 30)	4	0	St Johnstone
10	3 MF	Travis Mutyaba	(2005-08-07)7 August 2005 (aged 20)	26	2	CS Sfaxien
11	4 FW	Steven Mukwala	(1999-07-15)15 July 1999 (aged 26)	26	2	Simba
12	3 MF	Baba Alhassan	(2000-01-03)3 January 2000 (aged 25)	1	0	FCSB
13	2 DF	Elio Capradossi	(1996-03-11)11 March 1996 (aged 29)	11	1	Universitatea Cluj
14	4 FW	Denis Omedi	(1996-06-13)13 June 1996 (aged 29)	17	3	APR
15	2 DF	Jordan Obita	(1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (aged 32)	7	0	Hibernian
16	3 MF	Ronald Ssekiganda	(1995-09-13)13 September 1995 (aged 30)	11	1	APR
17	4 FW	Reagan Mpande	(2000-05-07)7 May 2000 (aged 25)	7	1	Villa
18	1 GK	Denis Onyango (vice-captain)	(1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 40)	82	0	Mamelodi Sundowns
19	1 GK	Jamal Salim	(1995-05-27)27 May 1995 (aged 30)	15	0	Richards Bay
20	2 DF	Isaac Muleme	(1992-10-10)10 October 1992 (aged 33)	49	0	Viktoria Žižkov
21	3 MF	Allan Okello	(2000-07-04)4 July 2000 (aged 25)	32	6	Vipers
22	4 FW	Jude Ssemugabi	(1997-03-03)3 March 1997 (aged 28)	15	4	Jamus
23	2 DF	Aziz Kayondo	(2002-10-06)6 October 2002 (aged 23)	33	2	Slovan Liberec
24	4 FW	James Bogere	(2008-02-02)2 February 2008 (aged 17)	0	0	Masaka Sunshine
25	4 FW	Shafik Nana Kwikiriza	(2004-03-03)3 March 2004 (aged 21)	1	0	KCCA
26	2 DF	Hilary Mukundane	(1997-12-22)22 December 1997 (aged 27)	8	0	Vipers
27	4 FW	Melvyn Lorenzen	(1994-11-26)26 November 1994 (aged 31)	2	0	Muangthong United
28	4 FW	Ivan Ahimbisibwe	(1995-11-23)23 November 1995 (aged 30)	4	1	KCCA

Group D

Benin

Benin announced a list of 30 player-provisional squad on 3 December. ^[16]

Head coach: Gernot Rohr

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Marcel Dandjinou	(1998-06-25)25 June 1998 (aged 27)	19	0	Kruger United
2	3 MF	Rodrigue Fassinou	(1999-05-22)22 May 1999 (aged 26)	17	0	Coton
3	2 DF	Tamimou Ouorou	(2003-05-03)3 May 2003 (aged 22)	9	0	Sobemap
4	3 MF	Attidjikou Samadou	(2004-02-02)2 February 2004 (aged 21)	8	0	Smouha
5	2 DF	Yohan Roche	(1997-07-07)7 July 1997 (aged 28)	22	1	Petrolul Ploiești
6	2 DF	Olivier Verdon	(1995-10-05)5 October 1995 (aged 30)	42	0	Ludogorets Razgrad
7	3 MF	Mattéo Ahlinvi	(1999-07-02)2 July 1999 (aged 26)	24	0	Arsenal Tula
8	3 MF	Hassane Imourane	(2003-04-08)8 April 2003 (aged 22)	24	2	Grasshopper
9	4 FW	Steve Mounié (captain)	(1994-09-29)29 September 1994 (aged 31)	66	22	Alanyaspor
10	4 FW	Aiyegun Tosin	(1998-06-26)26 June 1998 (aged 27)	20	4	Lorient
11	2 DF	Rachid Moumini	(2004-10-27)27 October 2004 (aged 21)	21	1	Sumgayit
12	2 DF	David Kiki	(1993-11-25)25 November 1993 (aged 32)	54	0	FCSB
13	2 DF	Mohamed Tijani	(1997-07-10)10 July 1997 (aged 28)	22	1	Yverdon-Sport
14	3 MF	Mariano Ahouangbo	(2002-11-16)16 November 2002 (aged 23)	3	0	Olimpija Ljubljana
15	3 MF	Sessi D'Almeida	(1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 30)	45	1	Neftçi
16	1 GK	Saturnin Allagbé	(1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 32)	45	0	Chauray
17	3 MF	Rodolfo Aloko	(2006-12-26)26 December 2006 (aged 18)	3	0	Kustošija
18	3 MF	Junior Olaitan	(2002-05-09)9 May 2002 (aged 23)	36	5	Göztepe
19	3 MF	Dodo Dokou	(2004-05-04)4 May 2004 (aged 21)	22	2	Leixões
20	3 MF	Jodel Dossou	(1992-03-17)17 March 1992 (aged 33)	72	9	Pays du Valois
21	3 MF	Rodrigue Kossi	(1999-12-31)31 December 1999 (aged 25)	13	1	Hassania Agadir
22	3 MF	Romaric Amoussou	(2000-12-10)10 December 2000 (aged 25)	5	0	ASEC Mimosas
23	1 GK	Serge Obassa	(1996-06-30)30 June 1996 (aged 29)	2	0	Remo Stars
24	3 MF	Razack Rachidou	(2006-06-22)22 June 2006 (aged 19)	6	0	Kustošija
25	3 MF	Olatoundji Tessilimi	(1998-02-18)18 February 1998 (aged 27)	4	0	SJK
26	2 DF	Charlemagne Azongnitode	(2001-08-08)8 August 2001 (aged 24)	0	0	Oulu
27	3 MF	Gislain Ahoudo	(1999-07-02)2 July 1999 (aged 26)	4	0	AS Gabès
28	4 FW	Adam Akimey	(2004-02-25)25 February 2004 (aged 21)	0	0	Helsingborg

Botswana

Head coach: Morena Ramoreboli

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Kabelo Dambe	(1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 35)			Township Rollers
2	2 DF	Thabo Leinanyane	(1993-07-27)27 July 1993 (aged 32)			Jwaneng Galaxy
3	2 DF	Thatayaone Ditlhokwe (captain)	(1998-09-21)21 September 1998 (aged 27)			Al-Ittihad Tripoli
4	2 DF	Mosha Gaolaolwe	(1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 31)			Township Rollers
5	2 DF	Alford Velaphi	(1999-01-18)18 January 1999 (aged 26)			Gaborone United
6	3 MF	Gape Mohutsiwa	(1997-03-20)20 March 1997 (aged 28)			MC Oran
7	4 FW	Kabelo Seakanyeng	(1993-06-25)25 June 1993 (aged 32)			Maghreb Fez
8	3 MF	Olebogeng Ramotse	(1998-01-17)17 January 1998 (aged 27)			Jwaneng Galaxy
9	4 FW	Omaatla Kebatho	(1993-06-16)16 June 1993 (aged 32)			Jwaneng Galaxy
10	4 FW	Thabang Sesinyi	(1992-10-15)15 October 1992 (aged 33)			Jwaneng Galaxy
11	4 FW	Tumisang Orebonye	(1996-03-26)26 March 1996 (aged 29)			Wydad AC
12	2 DF	Mothusi Johnson	(1997-07-28)28 July 1997 (aged 28)			Gaborone United
13	3 MF	Segolame Boy	(1992-11-07)7 November 1992 (aged 33)			Sua Flamingoes
14	3 MF	Godarione Modingwane	(1996-06-25)25 June 1996 (aged 29)			Botswana Defence Force
15	3 MF	Mothusi Cooper	(1997-07-19)19 July 1997 (aged 28)			Township Rollers
16	1 GK	Keagile Kgosipula	(1996-01-02)2 January 1996 (aged 29)			Mochudi Centre Chiefs
17	4 FW	Thatayaone Kgamanyane	(1996-01-30)30 January 1996 (aged 29)			Gaborone United
18	3 MF	Lebogang Ditsele	(1996-04-20)20 April 1996 (aged 29)			Gaborone United
19	2 DF	Chicco Molefe	(1995-07-29)29 July 1995 (aged 30)			Jwaneng Galaxy
20	2 DF	Tebogo Kopelang	(2002-04-24)24 April 2002 (aged 23)			Jwaneng Galaxy
21	4 FW	Thabo Maponda	(1997-07-17)17 July 1997 (aged 28)			Gaborone United
22	3 MF	Gilbert Baruti	(1992-03-16)16 March 1992 (aged 33)			Mochudi Centre Chiefs
23	1 GK	Goitseone Phoko	(1994-12-13)13 December 1994 (aged 31)			Jwaneng Galaxy
24	4 FW	Losika Ratshkudu	(2006-02-01)1 February 2006 (aged 19)			Ubuntu
25	3 MF	Monty Enosa	(2004-02-06)6 February 2004 (aged 21)			Mochudi Centre Chiefs
26	2 DF	Shanganani Ngada	(1994-03-16)16 March 1994 (aged 31)			Mochudi Centre Chiefs

DR Congo

DR Congo's 26 player squad was announced on 1 December. ^[17] Mario Stroeykens was ruled out of the tournament with an injury and replaced by Gaël Kakuta.

Head coach: Sébastien Desabre

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Lionel Mpasi	(1994-08-01)1 August 1994 (aged 31)	21	0	Le Havre
2	2 DF	Aaron Wan-Bissaka	(1997-11-26)26 November 1997 (aged 28)	6	0	West Ham United
3	2 DF	Steve Kapuadi	(1998-04-30)30 April 1998 (aged 27)	1	0	Legia Warsaw
4	2 DF	Axel Tuanzebe	(1997-11-14)14 November 1997 (aged 28)	7	0	Burnley
5	2 DF	Dylan Batubinsika	(1996-02-15)15 February 1996 (aged 29)	14	1	Saint-Étienne
6	3 MF	Ngal'ayel Mukau	(2004-11-03)3 November 2004 (aged 21)	6	0	Lille
7	4 FW	Nathanaël Mbuku	(2002-03-16)16 March 2002 (aged 23)	11	1	Montpellier
8	3 MF	Samuel Moutoussamy	(1996-08-12)12 August 1996 (aged 29)	52	0	Atromitos
9	4 FW	Samuel Essende	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 27)	9	1	FC Augsburg
10	4 FW	Théo Bongonda	(1995-11-20)20 November 1995 (aged 30)	31	6	Spartak Moscow
11	4 FW	Gaël Kakuta	(1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 34)	28	3	Sakaryaspor
12	2 DF	Joris Kayembe	(1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 31)	19	0	Genk
13	4 FW	Meschak Elia (third captain)	(1997-08-06)6 August 1997 (aged 28)	60	12	Alanyaspor
14	3 MF	Noah Sadiki	(2004-12-17)17 December 2004 (aged 21)	13	0	Sunderland
15	2 DF	Rocky Bushiri	(1999-11-30)30 November 1999 (aged 26)	5	0	Hibernian
16	1 GK	Timothy Fayulu	(1999-07-24)24 July 1999 (aged 26)	2	0	Noah
17	4 FW	Cédric Bakambu (vice-captain)	(1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 34)	63	20	Real Betis
18	3 MF	Charles Pickel	(1997-05-15)15 May 1997 (aged 28)	29	1	Espanyol
19	4 FW	Fiston Mayele	(1994-06-24)24 June 1994 (aged 31)	32	5	Pyramids
20	4 FW	Brian Cipenga	(1998-03-11)11 March 1998 (aged 27)	3	0	Castellón
21	1 GK	Matthieu Epolo	(2005-01-15)15 January 2005 (aged 20)	0	0	Standard Liège
22	2 DF	Chancel Mbemba (captain)	(1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 31)	102	7	Lille
23	4 FW	Simon Banza	(1996-08-13)13 August 1996 (aged 29)	14	2	Al-Jazira
24	2 DF	Gédéon Kalulu	(1997-08-29)29 August 1997 (aged 28)	25	0	Aris Limassol
25	3 MF	Edo Kayembe	(1998-06-03)3 June 1998 (aged 27)	35	2	Watford
26	2 DF	Arthur Masuaku	(1993-11-07)7 November 1993 (aged 32)	40	3	Sunderland
27	4 FW	Michel-Ange Balikwisha	(2001-05-10)10 May 2001 (aged 24)	1	0	Celtic
28	1 GK	Dimitry Bertaud	(1998-06-06)6 June 1998 (aged 27)	14	0	Unattached

Senegal

Senegal announced the final squad on 14 December. ^[18] Later, both Ilay Camara and Assane Diao withdrew injured, replaced by Mamadou Camara and Ousseynou Niang. ^[19]

Head coach: Pape Thiaw

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Yehvann Diouf	(1999-11-16)16 November 1999 (aged 26)	1	0	Nice
2	2 DF	Mamadou Sarr	(2005-08-29)29 August 2005 (aged 20)	1	0	Strasbourg
3	2 DF	Kalidou Koulibaly (captain)	(1991-06-20)20 June 1991 (aged 34)	98	2	Al-Hilal
4	2 DF	Abdoulaye Seck	(1992-06-04)4 June 1992 (aged 33)	17	2	Maccabi Haifa
5	3 MF	Idrissa Gueye (vice-captain)	(1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 36)	121	7	Everton
6	3 MF	Pathé Ciss	(1994-03-16)16 March 1994 (aged 31)	23	0	Rayo Vallecano
7	3 MF	Habib Diarra	(2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 21)	13	4	Sunderland
8	3 MF	Lamine Camara	(2004-01-05)5 January 2004 (aged 21)	24	6	Monaco [b]
9	4 FW	Boulaye Dia	(1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 29)	36	6	Lazio
10	4 FW	Sadio Mané (third captain)	(1992-04-10)10 April 1992 (aged 33)	117	50	Al-Nassr
11	4 FW	Nicolas Jackson	(2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 24)	26	5	Bayern Munich
12	4 FW	Cherif Ndiaye	(1996-01-23)23 January 1996 (aged 29)	10	2	Samsunspor
13	4 FW	Iliman Ndiaye	(2000-03-06)6 March 2000 (aged 25)	32	3	Everton
14	2 DF	Ismail Jakobs	(1999-08-17)17 August 1999 (aged 26)	23	0	Galatasaray
15	2 DF	Krépin Diatta	(1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (aged 26)	49	2	Monaco [b]
16	1 GK	Édouard Mendy	(1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 33)	50	0	Al-Ahli
17	3 MF	Pape Matar Sarr	(2002-09-14)14 September 2002 (aged 23)	36	4	Tottenham Hotspur
18	4 FW	Ismaïla Sarr	(1998-02-25)25 February 1998 (aged 27)	75	18	Crystal Palace
19	2 DF	Moussa Niakhaté	(1996-03-08)8 March 1996 (aged 29)	22	0	Lyon
20	4 FW	Habib Diallo	(1995-06-18)18 June 1995 (aged 30)	36	8	Metz
21	4 FW	Cheikh Sabaly	(1999-03-04)4 March 1999 (aged 26)	10	1	Metz
22	3 MF	Ousseynou Niang	(2001-10-12)12 October 2001 (aged 24)	0	0	Union SG
23	1 GK	Mory Diaw	(1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 32)	3	0	Le Havre
24	2 DF	Antoine Mendy	(2004-05-27)27 May 2004 (aged 21)	4	0	Nice
25	2 DF	El Hadji Malick Diouf	(2004-12-28)28 December 2004 (aged 20)	12	1	West Ham United
26	3 MF	Pape Gueye	(1999-01-24)24 January 1999 (aged 26)	33	3	Villarreal
27	4 FW	Ibrahim Mbaye	(2008-01-24)24 January 2008 (aged 17)	2	1	Paris Saint-Germain
28	3 MF	Mamadou Camara	(2003-01-05)5 January 2003 (aged 22)	5	1	RS Berkane

Group E

Algeria

The 28-player squad of Algeria was announced on 13 December. On 19 December, Houssem Aouar withdrew from the tournament due to injury, and was replaced by Himad Abdelli. ^[20]

Head coach: Vladimir Petković

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Anthony Mandrea	(1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 28)	20	0	Caen
2	2 DF	Aïssa Mandi (vice-captain)	(1991-10-22)22 October 1991 (aged 34)	109	7	Lille
3	2 DF	Mehdi Dorval	(2001-02-09)9 February 2001 (aged 24)	2	0	Bari
4	2 DF	Mohamed Amine Tougai	(2000-01-22)22 January 2000 (aged 25)	28	2	Espérance de Tunis
5	2 DF	Zineddine Belaïd	(1999-03-20)20 March 1999 (aged 26)	4	0	JS Kabylie
6	3 MF	Ramiz Zerrouki	(1998-05-26)26 May 1998 (aged 27)	44	3	Twente
7	3 MF	Riyad Mahrez (captain)	(1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 34)	106	33	Al-Ahli
8	3 MF	Himad Abdelli	(1999-11-17)17 November 1999 (aged 26)	4	0	Angers
9	4 FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	(1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 34)	81	35	Al-Shamal
10	3 MF	Ismaël Bennacer	(1997-12-01)1 December 1997 (aged 28)	52	3	Dinamo Zagreb
11	4 FW	Anis Hadj Moussa	(2002-02-11)11 February 2002 (aged 23)	8	0	Feyenoord
12	4 FW	Monsef Bakrar	(2001-01-13)13 January 2001 (aged 24)	5	0	Dinamo Zagreb
13	2 DF	Jaouen Hadjam	(2003-03-26)26 March 2003 (aged 22)	13	3	Young Boys
14	3 MF	Hicham Boudaoui	(1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 26)	27	0	Nice
15	2 DF	Rayan Aït-Nouri	(2001-06-06)6 June 2001 (aged 24)	20	0	Manchester City
16	1 GK	Oussama Benbot	(1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 31)	2	0	USM Alger
17	3 MF	Farès Chaïbi	(2002-11-28)28 November 2002 (aged 23)	21	2	Eintracht Frankfurt
18	4 FW	Mohamed Amoura	(2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 25)	38	19	VfL Wolfsburg
19	3 MF	Adem Zorgane	(2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 25)	23	1	Union SG
20	2 DF	Youcef Atal	(1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 29)	53	2	Al-Sadd
21	2 DF	Ramy Bensebaini (third captain)	(1995-04-16)16 April 1995 (aged 30)	75	7	Borussia Dortmund
22	3 MF	Ibrahim Maza	(2005-11-24)24 November 2005 (aged 20)	7	0	Bayer Leverkusen
23	1 GK	Luca Zidane	(1998-05-13)13 May 1998 (aged 27)	1	0	Granada
24	3 MF	Ilan Kebbal	(1998-07-10)10 July 1998 (aged 27)	2	0	Paris FC
25	2 DF	Rafik Belghali	(2002-06-07)7 June 2002 (aged 23)	3	0	Hellas Verona
26	2 DF	Samir Chergui	(1999-02-06)6 February 1999 (aged 26)	2	0	Paris FC
27	3 MF	Adil Boulbina	(2003-05-02)2 May 2003 (aged 22)	6	5	Al-Duhail
28	4 FW	Redouane Berkane	(2003-07-07)7 July 2003 (aged 22)	6	2	Al-Wakrah

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso's 25 player squad was announced on 8 December. ^[21] Konaté, Tiendrébéogo and Yoda were included in the official squad list as reserve players. ^[22]

Head coach: Brama Traoré

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Farid Ouédraogo	(1996-12-26)26 December 1996 (aged 28)	10	0	Al Hilal
2	4 FW	Lassina Traoré	(2001-01-12)12 January 2001 (aged 24)	29	12	Shakhtar Donetsk
3	2 DF	Abdoul Ayinde	(2005-07-17)17 July 2005 (aged 20)	3	0	Gent
4	2 DF	Adamo Nagalo	(2002-09-22)22 September 2002 (aged 23)	19	0	PSV Eindhoven
5	2 DF	Nasser Djiga	(2002-11-15)15 November 2002 (aged 23)	11	1	Rangers
6	3 MF	Mohamed Zougrana	(2001-10-29)29 October 2001 (aged 24)	4	2	MC Alger
7	4 FW	Dango Ouattara	(2002-02-11)11 February 2002 (aged 23)	35	12	Brentford
8	3 MF	Cedric Badolo	(1998-11-04)4 November 1998 (aged 27)	30	0	Spartak Trnava
9	2 DF	Issa Kaboré	(2001-05-12)12 May 2001 (aged 24)	53	2	Wrexham
10	4 FW	Bertrand Traoré (captain)	(1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 30)	85	21	Sunderland
11	4 FW	Ousseni Bouda	(2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 25)	11	2	San Jose Earthquakes
12	2 DF	Edmond Tapsoba	(1999-02-02)2 February 1999 (aged 26)	57	3	Bayer Leverkusen
13	4 FW	Mohamed Konaté*	(1997-12-12)12 December 1997 (aged 28)	37	6	Akhmat Grozny
14	2 DF	Issoufou Dayo (vice-captain)	(1991-08-06)6 August 1991 (aged 34)	80	9	Umm Salal
15	3 MF	Abdoul Yoda*	(2000-12-20)20 December 2000 (aged 25)	3	0	Milsami Orhei
16	1 GK	Hervé Koffi	(1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (aged 29)	67	0	Angers
17	3 MF	Stephane Aziz Ki	(1996-03-06)6 March 1996 (aged 29)	20	3	Wydad AC
18	3 MF	Ismahila Ouédraogo	(1999-11-05)5 November 1999 (aged 26)	25	0	OB
19	4 FW	Georgi Minoungou	(2002-07-25)25 July 2002 (aged 23)	4	0	Seattle Sounders
20	3 MF	Gustavo Sangaré	(1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 29)	38	2	Noah
21	4 FW	Cyriaque Irié	(2005-06-20)20 June 2005 (aged 20)	4	2	SC Freiburg
22	3 MF	Blati Touré	(1994-08-04)4 August 1994 (aged 31)	58	3	Pyramids
23	1 GK	Kilian Nikiema	(2003-06-22)22 June 2003 (aged 22)	9	0	ADO Den Haag
24	3 MF	Saïdou Simporé	(1992-08-31)31 August 1992 (aged 33)	15	1	National Bank of Egypt
25	2 DF	Steeve Yago (third captain)	(1992-12-16)16 December 1992 (aged 33)	90	1	Aris Limassol
26	2 DF	Arsène Kouassi	(2004-09-11)11 September 2004 (aged 21)	2	0	Lorient
27	4 FW	Pierre Landry Kaboré	(2001-07-05)5 July 2001 (aged 24)	6	6	Heart of Midlothian
28	3 MF	Josué Tiendrébéogo*	(2002-11-21)21 November 2002 (aged 23)	10	2	Annecy

Equatorial Guinea

Head coach: Juan Michá

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Jesús Owono	(2001-03-01)1 March 2001 (aged 24)	41	0	FC Andorra
2	2 DF	Néstor Senra	(2002-01-04)4 January 2002 (aged 23)	11	0	Recreativo
3	2 DF	Marvin Anieboh	(1997-08-26)26 August 1997 (aged 28)	22	0	SS Reyes
4	3 MF	Álex Balboa	(2001-03-06)6 March 2001 (aged 24)	16	0	Lugo
5	3 MF	Omar Mascarell	(1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 32)	12	0	Mallorca
6	4 FW	Iban Salvador (third captain)	(1995-12-11)11 December 1995 (aged 30)	55	10	Wisła Płock
7	3 MF	José Machín	(1996-08-14)14 August 1996 (aged 29)	33	0	Vis Pesaro
8	3 MF	Jannick Buyla	(1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (aged 27)	35	3	Numancia
9	4 FW	Dorian Jr.	(2001-05-12)12 May 2001 (aged 24)	23	1	Viborg
10	4 FW	Emilio Nsue (captain)	(1989-09-30)30 September 1989 (aged 36)	49	22	Intercity
11	2 DF	Basilio Ndong	(1999-01-17)17 January 1999 (aged 26)	60	0	Tirana
12	2 DF	Charles Ondo	(2003-10-22)22 October 2003 (aged 22)	6	0	Portland Timbers
13	1 GK	Aitor Embela	(1996-04-17)17 April 1996 (aged 29)	10	0	Soneja
14	3 MF	Pedro Obiang	(1992-03-27)27 March 1992 (aged 33)	27	3	Monza
15	2 DF	Carlos Akapo (vice-captain)	(1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 32)	46	2	Amazonas
16	2 DF	Saúl Coco	(1999-02-09)9 February 1999 (aged 26)	31	4	Torino
17	4 FW	Josete Miranda	(1998-07-22)22 July 1998 (aged 27)	50	4	Kalamata
18	2 DF	Michael Ngaah	(2003-04-10)10 April 2003 (aged 22)	3	0	Ávila
19	4 FW	Luís Asué	(2001-07-09)9 July 2001 (aged 24)	30	5	Shanghai Shenhua
20	3 MF	Santiago Eneme	(2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 25)	39	0	Sparta Prague
21	2 DF	Esteban Obiang	(1998-05-07)7 May 1998 (aged 27)	44	1	Argeș Pitești
22	3 MF	Pablo Ganet	(1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 31)	57	6	Persita Tangerang
23	1 GK	Manuel Sapunga	(1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 33)	6	0	Sekhukhune United
24	4 FW	Loren Zúñiga	(2003-01-18)18 January 2003 (aged 22)	4	0	Real Madrid
25	2 DF	Javier Mum	(2001-01-24)24 January 2001 (aged 24)	3	0	MUZA
26	4 FW	José Nabil Ondo	(2005-11-23)23 November 2005 (aged 20)	8	1	Nantes
27	3 MF	Gael Joel Akogo	(2003-12-21)21 December 2003 (aged 22)	14	0	Granada
28	3 MF	Álex Masogo	(2001-01-26)26 January 2001 (aged 24)	5	1	Beroe

Sudan

Head coach: James Kwesi Appiah

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ali Abu Eshrein	(1989-12-06)6 December 1989 (aged 36)	40	0	Al Hilal
2	3 MF	Abuaagla Abdalla	(1993-03-11)11 March 1993 (aged 32)	75	3	Al-Ahly Benghazi
3	2 DF	Mohamed Ering	(1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 28)	39	0	Al Hilal
4	2 DF	Altayeb Abdelrazeg	(1991-09-06)6 September 1991 (aged 34)	16	1	Al Hilal
5	3 MF	Walieldin Khedr	(1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (aged 30)	61	3	Al Hilal
6	2 DF	Mustafa Karshoum	(1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 33)	39	1	Al Hilal
7	2 DF	Yaser Awad	(2005-03-15)15 March 2005 (aged 20)	16	1	Al Hilal
8	3 MF	Abdel Raouf	(1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 32)	47	4	Al Hilal
9	4 FW	Yaser Muzmel	(1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 33)	56	8	Al Hilal
10	4 FW	Mohamed Abdelrahman	(1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 32)	61	23	Al Hilal
11	4 FW	John Mano	(2001-12-12)12 December 2001 (aged 24)	11	0	Al-Akhdar
12	2 DF	Bakhit Khamis (captain)	(1994-01-01)1 January 1994 (aged 31)	34	0	Al-Ahli Tripoli
13	3 MF	Ammar Taifour	(1997-04-12)12 April 1997 (aged 28)	18	0	CS Sfaxien
14	4 FW	Mohamed Eisa	(1994-07-12)12 July 1994 (aged 31)	14	2	Uthai Thani
15	3 MF	Salah Adel	(1995-04-03)3 April 1995 (aged 30)	43	1	Al Hilal
16	1 GK	Muhamed Alnour Abouja	(2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (aged 25)	11	0	Al-Merrikh
17	2 DF	Mazin Mohamedein	(2000-05-02)2 May 2000 (aged 25)	16	0	Al-Akhdar
18	2 DF	Awad Zayed	(1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 32)	24	0	Al-Merrikh
19	2 DF	Ahmed Tabanja	(2000-09-02)2 September 2000 (aged 25)	25	0	Al-Merrikh
20	4 FW	Abo Eisa	(1996-01-05)5 January 1996 (aged 29)	13	1	Chonburi
21	1 GK	Munjed Alnil	(1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 29)	13	0	Al Merreikh
22	4 FW	Al-Jezoli Nouh	(2002-10-24)24 October 2002 (aged 23)	39	1	Al-Ahli Tripoli
23	3 MF	Abdelsamad Manen	(2005-05-04)4 May 2005 (aged 20)	4	0	Al-Zamala SC
24	2 DF	Muhamed Kesra	(1996-10-25)25 October 1996 (aged 29)	6	0	Jamus
25	2 DF	Sheddy Barglan	(2002-10-03)3 October 2002 (aged 23)	3	0	Den Bosch
26	4 FW	Aamir Abdallah	(1999-05-08)8 May 1999 (aged 26)	1	0	Avondale
27	4 FW	Muhamed Tia Asad	(2001-02-21)21 February 2001 (aged 24)	6	1	Al-Merrikh

Group F

Cameroon

Head coach: David Pagou

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Simon Omossola	(1998-05-05)5 May 1998 (aged 27)	3	0	Saint-Éloi Lupopo
2	2 DF	Junior Tchamadeu	(2003-12-22)22 December 2003 (aged 21)	5	0	Stoke City
3	2 DF	Che Malone	(1999-05-23)23 May 1999 (aged 26)	3	0	USM Alger
4	2 DF	Christopher Wooh	(2001-09-18)18 September 2001 (aged 24)	23	2	Spartak Moscow
5	2 DF	Nouhou Tolo (vice-captain)	(1997-06-23)23 June 1997 (aged 28)	44	1	Seattle Sounders
6	2 DF	Gerzino Nyamsi	(1997-01-22)22 January 1997 (aged 28)	0	0	Lokomotiv Moscow
7	4 FW	Georges-Kévin Nkoudou	(1995-02-14)14 February 1995 (aged 30)	19	3	Diriyah
8	3 MF	Jean Onana	(2000-01-08)8 January 2000 (aged 25)	12	0	Genoa
9	4 FW	Frank Magri	(1999-09-04)4 September 1999 (aged 26)	17	2	Toulouse
10	4 FW	Bryan Mbeumo (third captain)	(1999-08-07)7 August 1999 (aged 26)	27	7	Manchester United
11	4 FW	Christian Bassogog (captain)	(1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 30)	57	8	Al-Okhdood
12	4 FW	Patrick Soko	(1997-10-31)31 October 1997 (aged 28)	4	1	Almería
13	2 DF	Darlin Yongwa	(2000-09-21)21 September 2000 (aged 25)	10	1	Lorient
14	4 FW	Danny Namaso	(2000-08-28)28 August 2000 (aged 25)	5	0	Auxerre
15	3 MF	Arthur Avom	(2004-12-15)15 December 2004 (aged 21)	6	1	Lorient
16	1 GK	Devis Epassy	(1993-02-02)2 February 1993 (aged 32)	10	0	Dinamo București
17	2 DF	Samuel Kotto	(2003-09-03)3 September 2003 (aged 22)	0	0	Gent
18	2 DF	Aboubakar Nagida	(2005-06-28)28 June 2005 (aged 20)	6	0	Rennes
19	3 MF	Martin Ndzie	(2003-01-16)16 January 2003 (aged 22)	3	0	Rapid Wien
20	3 MF	Olivier Kemen	(1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (aged 29)	7	1	İstanbul Başakşehir
21	4 FW	Karl Etta Eyong	(2003-10-14)14 October 2003 (aged 22)	3	0	Levante
22	2 DF	Flavien Enzo Boyomo	(2001-10-07)7 October 2001 (aged 24)	6	1	Osasuna
23	1 GK	Simon Ngapandouetnbu	(2003-04-12)12 April 2003 (aged 22)	0	0	Montpellier
24	3 MF	Carlos Baleba	(2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 21)	11	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
25	3 MF	Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe	(2000-11-21)21 November 2000 (aged 25)	0	0	Brest
26	4 FW	Christian Kofane	(2006-07-27)27 July 2006 (aged 19)	0	0	Bayer Leverkusen
27	3 MF	Arnold Maël Kamdem	(2000-01-18)18 January 2000 (aged 25)	0	0	Sport Sinop
28	1 GK	Edouard Sombang	(1998-05-29)29 May 1998 (aged 27)	0	0	Colombe Sportive

Gabon

Gabon's 28 player squad was announced on 10 December. ^[23]

Head coach: Thierry Mouyouma

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Anse Ngoubi Demba	(2000-01-31)31 January 2000 (aged 25)	3	0	Mosta
2	2 DF	Aaron Appindangoyé	(1992-02-20)20 February 1992 (aged 33)	71	2	Sivasspor
3	2 DF	Anthony Oyono	(2001-04-12)12 April 2001 (aged 24)	29	0	Frosinone
4	2 DF	Alex Moucketou-Moussounda	(2000-10-10)10 October 2000 (aged 25)	26	1	Aris Limassol
5	2 DF	Bruno Ecuele Manga (captain)	(1988-07-16)16 July 1988 (aged 37)	109	9	Paris 13 Atletico
6	2 DF	Johann Obiang	(1993-07-05)5 July 1993 (aged 32)	49	0	Orléans
7	4 FW	Royce Openda	(2002-04-21)21 April 2002 (aged 23)	1	0	Bordeaux
8	3 MF	Clench Loufilou	(1999-04-12)12 April 1999 (aged 26)	15	0	Al-Minaa
9	4 FW	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (vice-captain)	(1989-06-18)18 June 1989 (aged 36)	79	38	Marseille
10	4 FW	Shavy Babicka	(2000-06-01)1 June 2000 (aged 25)	19	3	Red Star Belgrade
11	4 FW	Jim Allevinah	(1995-02-27)27 February 1995 (aged 30)	35	10	Angers
12	3 MF	Guélor Kanga	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 35)	82	5	Esenler Erokspor
13	2 DF	Mick Omfia	(2000-12-10)10 December 2000 (aged 25)	6	0	Hafia
14	2 DF	Urie-Michel Mboula	(2003-04-30)30 April 2003 (aged 22)	9	0	Metz
15	3 MF	Samaké Nzé Bagnama	(2002-06-28)28 June 2002 (aged 23)	7	0	Stade d'Abidjan
16	1 GK	François Bekale	(2002-02-15)15 February 2002 (aged 23)	1	0	Hafia
17	3 MF	André Biyogo Poko	(1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 32)	82	4	Amed
18	3 MF	Mario Lemina (third captain)	(1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 32)	39	5	Galatasaray
19	2 DF	Jacques Ekomié	(2003-08-19)19 August 2003 (aged 22)	19	0	Angers
20	4 FW	Denis Bouanga	(1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 31)	51	15	Los Angeles FC
21	2 DF	Jérémy Oyono	(2001-04-12)12 April 2001 (aged 24)	11	0	Frosinone
22	3 MF	Didier Ndong	(1994-06-17)17 June 1994 (aged 31)	53	1	Esteghlal
23	1 GK	Loyce Mbaba	(1998-05-04)4 May 1998 (aged 27)	14	0	Stella Club
24	4 FW	Edlin Randy Essang-Matouti	(2003-07-25)25 July 2003 (aged 22)	3	0	USM Khenchela
25	3 MF	Eric Bocoum	(1996-03-10)10 March 1996 (aged 29)	8	0	Gol Gohar Sirjan
26	2 DF	Jonathan Do Marcolino	(2006-05-10)10 May 2006 (aged 19)	0	0	Bourg-Péronnas
27	4 FW	Teddy Averlant	(1999-10-02)2 October 1999 (aged 26)	5	0	Amiens
28	4 FW	Malick Evouna	(1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (aged 33)	34	12	Mangasport

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast's 26 player squad was announced on 9 December. ^[24] Sébastien Haller was ruled out of the tournament with an injury and replaced by Evann Guessand.

Head coach: Emerse Faé

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Yahia Fofana	(2000-08-21)21 August 2000 (aged 25)	29	0	Çaykur Rizespor
2	2 DF	Ousmane Diomande	(2003-12-04)4 December 2003 (aged 22)	10	1	Sporting CP
3	2 DF	Ghislain Konan	(1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 29)	47	0	Gil Vicente
4	3 MF	Jean Michaël Seri (vice-captain)	(1991-07-19)19 July 1991 (aged 34)	62	4	Maribor
5	2 DF	Armel Zohouri	(2001-04-05)5 April 2001 (aged 24)	4	0	Iberia 1999
6	3 MF	Seko Fofana	(1995-05-07)7 May 1995 (aged 30)	26	7	Rennes
7	2 DF	Odilon Kossounou	(2001-01-04)4 January 2001 (aged 24)	30	0	Atalanta
8	3 MF	Franck Kessié (captain)	(1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 29)	96	15	Al-Ahli
9	4 FW	Vakoun Issouf Bayo	(1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 28)	9	3	Udinese
10	4 FW	Wilfried Zaha	(1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 33)	33	5	Charlotte FC
11	4 FW	Jean-Philippe Krasso	(1997-07-17)17 July 1997 (aged 28)	25	8	Paris FC
12	2 DF	Willy Boly	(1991-02-03)3 February 1991 (aged 34)	22	1	Nottingham Forest
13	2 DF	Christopher Opéri	(1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (aged 28)	10	0	İstanbul Başakşehir
14	4 FW	Oumar Diakité	(2003-12-20)20 December 2003 (aged 22)	25	6	Cercle Brugge
15	4 FW	Amad Diallo	(2002-07-11)11 July 2002 (aged 23)	11	2	Manchester United
16	1 GK	Mohamed Koné	(2002-03-07)7 March 2002 (aged 23)	0	0	Charleroi
17	2 DF	Guéla Doué	(2002-10-17)17 October 2002 (aged 23)	12	1	Strasbourg
18	3 MF	Ibrahim Sangaré (third captain)	(1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 28)	52	12	Nottingham Forest
19	3 MF	Christ Inao Oulaï	(2006-04-06)6 April 2006 (aged 19)	2	0	Trabzonspor
20	2 DF	Emmanuel Agbadou	(1997-06-07)7 June 1997 (aged 28)	16	2	Wolverhampton Wanderers
21	2 DF	Evan Ndicka	(1999-08-20)20 August 1999 (aged 26)	23	0	Roma
22	4 FW	Evann Guessand	(2001-07-01)1 July 2001 (aged 24)	15	2	Aston Villa
23	1 GK	Alban Lafont	(1999-01-23)23 January 1999 (aged 26)	2	0	Panathinaikos
24	4 FW	Bazoumana Touré	(2006-03-02)2 March 2006 (aged 19)	1	0	TSG Hoffenheim
25	3 MF	Jean-Philippe Gbamin	(1995-09-25)25 September 1995 (aged 30)	22	0	Metz
26	4 FW	Yan Diomande	(2006-11-14)14 November 2006 (aged 19)	4	2	RB Leipzig

Mozambique

Mozambique's 25 player squad was announced on 8 December. ^[25]  Shaquille, Clesio and Cantolo were included in the squad list as reserve players and did not travel with the team.

Head coach: Chiquinho Conde

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ernan Siluane	(1998-07-09)9 July 1998 (aged 27)	29	0	Black Bulls
2	2 DF	Nanani	(1996-02-08)8 February 1996 (aged 29)	26	0	Songo
3	2 DF	Nené	(1996-11-15)15 November 1996 (aged 29)	32	1	Black Bulls
4	2 DF	Fernando Chamboco	(1998-06-15)15 June 1998 (aged 27)	9	0	Black Bulls
5	2 DF	Bruno Langa	(1997-10-31)31 October 1997 (aged 28)	33	1	Pafos
6	3 MF	Manuel Kambala	(1991-08-21)21 August 1991 (aged 34)	39	0	Polokwane City
7	3 MF	Domingues (captain)	(1983-11-13)13 November 1983 (aged 42)	120	17	Songo
8	2 DF	Edmilson Dove	(1994-07-18)18 July 1994 (aged 31)	38	0	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
9	4 FW	Faisal Bangal	(1995-01-05)5 January 1995 (aged 30)	10	2	Mestre
10	4 FW	Geny Catamo	(2001-01-26)26 January 2001 (aged 24)	38	13	Sporting CP
11	3 MF	João Bonde	(1997-01-09)9 January 1997 (aged 28)	4	0	Ferroviário Beira
12	1 GK	Kimiss Zavala	(2004-05-08)8 May 2004 (aged 21)	1	0	Marítimo
13	4 FW	Stanley Ratifo	(1994-12-05)5 December 1994 (aged 31)	38	9	Chemie Leipzig
14	2 DF	Oscar Cherene	(2003-03-28)28 March 2003 (aged 22)	0	0	Textáfrica
15	2 DF	Reinildo Mandava (third captain)	(1994-01-21)21 January 1994 (aged 31)	44	2	Sunderland
16	3 MF	Alfons Amade	(1999-11-12)12 November 1999 (aged 26)	17	1	Dunfermline Athletic
17	2 DF	Mexer (vice-captain)	(1987-09-08)8 September 1987 (aged 38)	63	3	Ankara Keçiörengücü
18	4 FW	Gildo Vilanculos	(1995-01-31)31 January 1995 (aged 30)	36	4	Tadamon Sour
19	4 FW	Witi	(1996-08-26)26 August 1996 (aged 29)	41	4	Nacional
20	3 MF	Keyns Abdala	(2003-03-15)15 March 2003 (aged 22)	0	0	Chaves
21	3 MF	Guima	(1995-11-14)14 November 1995 (aged 30)	20	2	Zira
22	1 GK	Ivane Urrubal	(1997-03-01)1 March 1997 (aged 28)	11	0	Songo
23	2 DF	Diogo Calila	(1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 27)	4	0	Santa Clara
24	4 FW	Melque Alexandre	(1997-06-26)26 June 1997 (aged 28)	26	4	Songo
25	4 FW	Chamito	(2004-01-14)14 January 2004 (aged 21)	6	3	Académico Viseu
26	4 FW	Ângelo Cantolo*	(2003-05-23)23 May 2003 (aged 22)	2	0	Chingale
27	4 FW	Clésio*	(1994-10-11)11 October 1994 (aged 31)	62	9	Black Bulls
28	3 MF	Shaquille*	(1997-11-24)24 November 1997 (aged 28)	42	0	Sagrada Esperança

Statistics

Note: Only the final squad list of each national team is taken into consideration.

Players by League Country

Nations in bold are represented at the tournament.

Country	Players	Percent
France	79	11.9%
England	50	7.53%
South Africa	32	4.82%
Egypt	31	4.67%
Spain	29	4.37%
Turkey	28	4.22%
Italy	26	3.92%
Tanzania	25	3.77%
Germany	21	3.16%
Botswana	21	3.16%
Portugal	18	2.71%
Saudi Arabia	17	2.56%
Sudan	17	2.56%
Belgium	15	2.26%
Zambia	14	2.11%
Tunisia	13	1.96%
Qatar	12	1.81%
Mozambique	11	1.66%
Netherlands	10	1.51%
Scotland	10	1.51%
Russia	9	1.36%
Morocco	9	1.36%
USA	9	1.36%
Libya	9	1.36%
Zimbabwe	8	1.2%
Switzerland	8	1.2%
Uganda	7	1.05%
Greece	7	1.05%
Romania	7	1.05%
Algeria	6	0.9%
Cyprus	6	0.9%
Israel	6	0.9%
Croatia	5	0.75%
Angola	5	0.75%
Denmark	5	0.75%
Czech Republic	5	0.75%
UAE	4	0.6%
Azerbaijan	4	0.6%
Slovenia	3	0.45%
Ivory Coast	3	0.45%
Armenia	3	0.45%
Serbia	3	0.45%
Wales	3	0.45%
Finland	3	0.45%
Iraq	3	0.45%
South Sudan	3	0.45%
Thailand	3	0.45%
Sweden	2	0.3%
China	2	0.3%
Austria	2	0.3%
Malta	2	0.3%
Guinea	2	0.3%
Iran	2	0.3%
Rwanda	2	0.3%
Bulgaria	2	0.3%
Poland	2	0.3%
Benin	2	0.3%
Brazil	2	0.3%
Bahrain	1	0.15%
Norway	1	0.15%
Nigeria	1	0.15%
Ethiopia	1	0.15%
North Macedonia	1	0.15%
Andorra	1	0.15%
Ukraine	1	0.15%
Moldova	1	0.15%
Slovakia	1	0.15%
Australia	1	0.15%
Indonesia	1	0.15%
Albania	1	0.15%
Cameroon	1	0.15%
DR Congo	1	0.15%
Gabon	1	0.15%
Georgia	1	0.15%
Lebanon	1	0.15%

Player representation by club

Players	Clubs
11	Al Hilal
10	Al Ahly
9	Simba Orlando Pirates
8	Mamelodi Sundowns
7	Zamalek Pyramids Jwaneng Galaxy
6	Al-Merrikh Sunderland Young Africans
5	Angers Espérance de Tunis Azam Paris FC Lorient Gaborone United
4	13 Clubs
3	26 Clubs
2	79 Clubs
1	261 Clubs

Player representation by club confederation

Confederation	Players	Percentage
UEFA	381	57.29%
CAF	225	33.83%
AFC	47	7.07%
CONCACAF	9	1.35%
CONMEBOL	2	0.30%
Free Agent	1	0.15%

Notes

1. This is the club a player was last able to play for during the previous season in the event a player did not play a competitive match.
2. Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system.

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